#968EAE#968EAE

#968EAE is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.289; OKLCH L 66.5% C 0.048 H 296.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#968EAE
RGB	rgb(150, 142, 174)
HSL	hsl(255, 16%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(255, 18%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.8%, 18.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.68, 9.49, -15.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.68, 18.34, 301.16°)
OKLab	oklab(66.46% 0.0213 -0.0426)
OKLCH	oklch(66.46% 0.048 296.5)
XYZ	xyz(29.8891, 28.8859, 44.0371)
Luminance	0.2889 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#968EAE #A6AE8E

analogous

#8E96AE #968EAE #A68EAE

triadic

#968EAE #AE968E #8EAE96

tetradic

#968EAE #AE8E96 #A6AE8E #8EAEA6

square

#968EAE #AE8E96 #A6AE8E #8EAEA6

split-complementary

#968EAE #AEA68E #96AE8E

monochromatic

#595171 #756A94 #968EAE #B7B2C8 #D8D5E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.10

#968EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.78

#968EAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #968EAE

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##968EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##968EAE	1.00	3.10	6.78	6.78
#FFFFFF	3.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8893AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8992AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#929399

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #968eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 142, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.5% 0.048 296.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b5afc6',
    500: '#968eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #968eae;
$custom-light: #b5afc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#968eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 150,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255,
    "s": 16.495,
    "l": 61.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66463,
    "c": 0.04764,
    "h": 296.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.28886
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#968EAE

secondary

#CFD2C6

accent

#9B4B87

background

#FBFAFC

surface

#F6F4F8

border

#D0CED1

text

#111013

muted

#807F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #968EAE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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